Police arrest Lagos commercial driver for stabbing traffic official
Story from Hamzat Ibrahim ABAGA
Police operatives have arrested the driver of a Volkswagen ‘T4’ commercial bus marked LSR 966 YE for attacking one Olajide Olukoga, an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA).
According to reports, the incident took place at the Costain round-about in Lagos State.
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The bus was stopped for causing traffic obstruction and picking passengers on the main expressway and despite previous warnings to drivers about using designated bus-stops, the driver resisted arrest.
He then brandished a knife and stabbed the LASTMA officer, before attempting to flee the scene.
Before he was apprehended by the police, the driver began to strip naked and caused chaos to the amazement of road users.
A search of the bus revealed dangerous weapons, including a machete and knife.
According to Olukoga, the victim and the officer who led the LASTMA team for the operation, his men had successfully apprehended the driver despite dangerous driving attempts to escape before he brought out a knife and stabbed him.
“After seeing the deep cut he had inflicted on me with the knife, he decided to strip himself naked and caused serious commotion before he was eventually arrested by officers from Iponri police station.
“After his arrest, dangerous weapons, including a machete and knife were recovered from the bus by security officers,” the victim said.
Olukoga said the driver would be prosecuted immediately inorder to serve as a deterrent to others.
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